Lauren Blanchard Zalewski is a writer, speaker, passionate champion of all things GRATITUDE, and is a self-diagnosed “GRATITUDE addict,” hence the name of her blog. Having lived with chronic illness for 20 years and after hitting a very deep rock bottom in 2013, she has found that the single most powerful tool to aid in her emotional healing is GRATITUDE. Her year-long "GRATITUDE Project of 2016" on Facebook deepened her understanding of the effectiveness of this in a life-altering way. She is the founder of the Facebook group “Attitude of GRATITUDE with Chronic Pain,” as well as its sister group, the “Attitude of GRATITUDE with Chronic Pain Journaling Club.” Additionally, she hosts the weekly live broadcast, “GRATEFULLY Living the Chronic Life,” each week bringing expert guests and various topics pertaining to living our best possible lives while dealing with life's curveballs. Lauren is a voracious student of the human experience whose mission, passion, and life’s work is in spreading the message of GRATITUDE and living with intention as the ultimate tools for resilience, hope, and joy through even the most difficult of circumstances. She has helped thousands of people who struggle with the effects of chronic physical and emotional conditions to find purpose and happiness in their lives again. The mother of two grown children, Lauren lives in Hunterdon County, NJ, with her husband, Rob, and Rory the Wondercat. Follow her at gratitudeaddict.com.
